Today in computer history: September 24th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on September 24th of every year during the evolution of computers. September 24th is the 268th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 98 days left in the year from this day.
54 years ago
The Luna 16 probe returns and becomes the first unmanned Moon mission to return lunar samples.
45 years ago
CompuServe becomes the first online service offering dial-up connection to anyone.
31 years ago
Broderbund releases the Myst CD game for the Macintosh and quickly becomes a best-seller.
27 years ago
The domain craigslist.com goes online.
27 years ago
The MMORPG UO (Ultima Online) was released.
26 years ago
The company eBay makes its initial public offering (IPO) and goes up 163.2% to close at 47.375.
25 years ago
S3 Incorporated and Diamond Multimedia Systems announced that the merger of the two companies was approved.
21 years ago
Sophos bought antispam vendor ActiveState for $23 million.
13 years ago
National Semiconductor became part of Texas Instruments.
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